Flagstaff Season Opener

Flagstaff in August! What could be better? Please join us for a day of fencing and then stay over and enjoy our beautiful mountain town in the pine forest. Temperatures will be about 25 degrees cooler than in Phoenix. Venue: Flagstaff Family YMCA 1001 N Turquoise Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001 The tournament will be held in the YMCA's gymnasium, a very nice facility with a wood floor. The locker rooms and showers at the YMCA are available for use by all participants. Tournament Fee: $25, covering all events. Payment is accepted by cash or check only. Credit cards cannot be accepted for the registration fee. Fencers must show proof of a USFA membership for the 2015 - 2016 season in the form of a current USFA membership card or a letter from the USFA office. Membership application/renewal forms will be available at the venue. If no proof of membership is presented, and the membership cannot be otherwise verified, the fencer will be required to fill out a new registration form and submit payment (which will be refunded or cancelled as soon as membership is verified with the USFA national office). International fencers are welcome upon presentation of a copy of an FIE License or a proof of membership in another national federation (please bring one of these items with you). Events Scheduled and Close of Registration: Open Epee - 9:00 AM Unclassified Epee - Noon Open Sabre - Noon The Unclassified Epee event is intended to provide an enjoyable tournament experience for fencers who have little or no prior tournament experience. Accordingly, participants in this event may not hold a rating in any weapon. Registration and check-in will open approximately one hour before close of registration for each event. Events with fewer than six fencers preregistered may be cancelled at the organizers' discretion. The event format for all events will be one round of pools with 100% promotion to a direct elimination table. In consideration of the fencers traveling long distances, registration will close promptly at the times listed. Please plan to be at the venue at least 30 minutes before the close of registration for your event. Please ensure that your mask complies with the new requirements for retention devices. Fencing knickers are required for all events: competitors may not fence in jeans, shorts, sweatpants, or warm-up pants Hotel: A discounted room rate is available at: Little America 2515 East Butler Avenue (at the Butler Avenue exit off of I-40) Flagstaff, AZ 86004 In order to obtain the discounted rate ($145 per night), you must call (800) 352-4386, mention the Arizona Division Fencing Tournament, and book the room by July 17. Please call Charlie King at (602) 576-6055 with any questions, or use the "Email the Organizer" link above. Preregistration opens on 06/08/2015. Preregistration closes on 08/14/2015.